93-Year-Old Woman Mauled by Pit Bull Mix

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Police are investigating after a pit bull attacked a woman in Branford.

Updated at 3:01 PM EDT on Monday, Apr 14, 2014

A 93-year-old woman was attacked and mauled by a pit bull mixed breed in Branford on Sunday afternoon after the dog broke free from its owner’s home, police said.

Police officers and firefighters responded to Harbor Street and McKinnell Court around 2 p.m. on Sunday after receiving several 911 calls from neighbors and others who were witnessing the attack, police said.

"I need a cop really, really quick," one man who called 911 said. "There's a pit bull attacking a bunch of people. ... This dog is attacking a lot of people."